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Crest is a small town of 2,775 people in San Diego County, California. It's about 16 miles from San Diego, CA. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 66°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $725k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,775people
$725kTypical home
$1,196/moRent
85° / 66°Summer / winter
0"Snow
329Sunny days
36Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,775
- Part of a metro area
- About 425 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to San Diego, CA
- 16 mi to San Diego, CA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $725k (≈$4,569/mo)
- Median rent $1,196/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 66°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 329 sunny days a year (219 totally clear)
- 36 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 36 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to SAN airport
- 19 mi to SAN (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,621 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 74 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 260 bars within 25 mi
- 890 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 78 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of California districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Diego County: D+17 in 2024
- California: D+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk